Wed, 21 October, 7:00 – 8:30 pm (AEDT)
Australian Teachers Using Japanese Lesson Study:
A structured problem-solving lesson on multiplication
AAMT, in collaboration with the International Math-teacher Professionalization Using Lesson Study project (Project IMPULS) at Tokyo Gakugei University, is offering a second webinar on Japanese Lesson Study.
The webinar will be based on a video-recorded structured problem-solving lesson, Theme Park Multiplication:A structured problem-solving lesson on multiplication, taught by Felicity Ames to a Grade 3/4 class at South Geelong Primary School.
The video, its accompanying lesson plan, the mathematical task for the lesson, and children’s solutions will be available online for viewing and examination before the webinar.
We recommend that, prior to the webinar, participants attempt the task and anticipate children’s solutions, carefully examine the lesson plan, watch the video recording of the one-hour lesson, and examine the children’s actual solutions. We anticipate this will take you 75 to 90 minutes.
We expect that teachers will be interested to see how a structured problem-solving lesson is planned and implemented in an Australian school.
Felicity Ames is one of about a dozen Australian educators who have participated in IMPULS programs in Japan and we hope that several other teachers who have attended IMPULS will participate in the webinar.
The webinar will highlight some of the key features of the structured problem-solving approach, Japanese Lesson Study, and the key role of the post-lesson discussion. As well as expert commentary from Australian and Japanese educators there will be opportunities for comments and questions from participating teachers.
Places are strictly limited so please register early as registrations had to be closed for the first AAMT/IMPULS webinar.
Speakers:
Dr Duncan Rayner
Chief Executive Officer, The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Ms Felicity Ames
Teacher, South Geelong Primary School
Dr Wanty Widjaja
Associate Professor, Deakin University
Dr Keiko Hino
Professor, Utsunomiya University
Dr Susie Groves
Honorary Associate Professor, Deakin University
Dr Toshiakira Fujii
Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Gakugei University
Register your interest here
